ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County has 17 ZIP codes. 6 lie entirely inside it and 11 are shared with neighboring counties, so part of their land and their people are elsewhere. About 330,316 people live in the parts inside it (ACS 2020–2024).

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ZIP codes: 17; With 1% or more of their land inside
Entirely inside: 6; 99% or more of their land
Shared with other counties: 11; Most with Orange County (7)
Most populated ZIP: 27703; 63,458 people · Durham
Least populated ZIP: 27708; 3,253 people · Durham; 1 more with nobody living there
Largest ZIP by land: 27703; 49 sq mi · Durham

Map of the ZIP codes in Durham County

Entirely in the county (99% or more of its land)
Shared, mostly in this county
Shared, mostly in other counties
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All ZIP codes in Durham County

17 ZIP codes in Durham County, NC, by number
ZIP code	Main city	Population	Land in the county	Residents in the county
27278	Hillsborough	27,925	4.0%	≈ 2,762
27503	Durham	5,374	100%	5,374
27517	Chapel Hill	29,564	19%	≈ 7,338
27560	Morrisville	40,792	13%	≈ 5,152
27572	Rougemont	6,131	24%	≈ 1,982
27583	Rougemont	7,242	1.3%	≈ 124
27613	Raleigh	45,235	16%	≈ 1,312
27617	Raleigh	20,237	2.5%	≈ 208
27701	Durham	24,793	100%	24,793
27703	Durham	63,458	99.3%	≈ 62,910
27704	Durham	40,102	100%	40,102
27705	Durham	49,923	53%	≈ 44,418
27707	Durham	51,274	91%	≈ 50,753
27708	Durham	3,253	100%	3,253
27709	Durham	0	100%	0
27712	Durham	24,299	98%	≈ 24,113
27713	Durham	59,197	73%	≈ 55,722

ZIP codes shared with other counties

These 11 ZIP codes have part of their land in another county. The first figure is the share of their land in Durham County; then, where the rest lies.

27278 (Hillsborough): 4.0% here; 96% in Orange County.
27517 (Chapel Hill): 19% here; 58% in Chatham County and 23% in Orange County.
27560 (Morrisville): 13% here; 87% in Wake County.
27572 (Rougemont): 24% here; 36% in Person County, 24% in Orange County, and 16% in Granville County.
27583 (Rougemont): 1.3% here; 96% in Person County and 2.9% in Orange County.
27613 (Raleigh): 16% here; 84% in Wake County.
27617 (Raleigh): 2.5% here; 98% in Wake County.
27705 (Durham): 53% here; 47% in Orange County.
27707 (Durham): 91% here; 8.5% in Orange County.
27712 (Durham): 98% here; 1.7% in Orange County.
27713 (Durham): 73% here; 26% in Chatham County.

Cities and prefixes

By main city (the city, town or CDP each ZIP shares the most land with), the ones with the most are Durham (10), Raleigh (2), Rougemont (2), Chapel Hill (1), Hillsborough (1), and Morrisville (1).

They start with 4 different three-digit prefixes, one per USPS sorting center: 272, 275, 276, and 277.

Neighboring counties

Each one with its ZIP codes. Those without a page of their own open in the tool.

Tools for this county

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA to County, ZCTA to Place and ZCTA to Census Tract Relationship Files (and the 2022 County Subdivision to ZCTA file for Connecticut). Public domain.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (population of each ZIP code, census tract and Connecticut town). Public domain.
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (county population) and 2025 Gazetteer Files (land area and interior point of each ZIP code). Public domain.
U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files: ZCTAs 2020 and counties 2025, 1:500,000; county adjacency file 2025. Public domain.

How we count. ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), the areas it draws to match USPS ZIP codes; ZIPs with no area of their own (PO boxes, single buildings) aren’t included. A ZIP can cross county lines: “Land in the county” is the exact share of its land inside, from the Census relationship files. “Residents in the county” is the whole ZIP for those entirely inside; for shared ones it’s an estimate, spreading the people of each census tract over the land it shares with the ZIP. Population: ACS 2020–2024. Methodology.

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